Could ChatGPT replace rabbis? * Religious Zionists must do some soul-searching * Judicial reform’s greatest danger * New bricks in the ultra-Orthodox ghetto wall

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, January 19, 2023 [The religious Zionist community has some soul-searching to do]( By Herzl Hefter We need to set aside the messianism, ethnocentrism, and xenophobia in favor of a Jewish statehood that is rooted in Jewish identity yet suited to the modern world Alon Tal [Who protects the law? The greatest danger of the judicial reform]( Canceling legal advisers’ ability to prevent illegal decisions by politicians and their ministries would be a serious blow to the rule of law Pamela Laufer-Ukeles [If the judicial reform put you at risk, would you support it?]( The vote to overhaul the justice system is democratic, sure, but a tyranny of the majority that jeopardizes minorities’ civil rights, now and in the future [Could ChatGPT replace rabbis?]( By Michael Feldstein Who better than the AI bot itself to answer that question – the answer it gave might surprise you Zvi Gluck [A mental health matter of life and death]( Shortcut therapy degrees for Haredi women will endanger the most vulnerable, especially child sexual abuse victims Jessica Lauren Walton [Stigma in the security field]( That time I trusted a mentor with a personal secret, and immediately rued the day [CRM]( [Until death does not us part: Leah’s worst fears realized]( By Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll Chained for years to a man she considered abusive, her final wish was to dissolve the marital bond. She died trying. Jonathan A. Greenblatt [The Nation’s antisemitic spin on Kenneth Roth]( Yes, the magazine went there in its reporting on why the former Human Rights Watch head didn’t get a Harvard fellowship Gavriel D. Rosenfeld [Riding the antisemitic tiger: Kanye, Dave and the MAGA Republicans]( Trump and his groupies are locked in a dynamic of mutual radicalization reminiscent of Hitler’s rise to power, but history doesn’t have to repeat itself [Homeland is bigger than a country]( By Sarah Tuttle-Singer When you share your grandfather’s song of love and longing and find a kindred spirit with deep roots in the same song Top Ops Richelle Budd Caplan [In the shadow of giants]( In their 90s and even past age 100, there are still those who continue to bear witness and teach the truth about the Holocaust Shuki Friedman [New bricks in the ultra-Orthodox ghetto wall]( Coalition deals giving near unlimited power to the Haredi sector pose an existential challenge for Israel [The Blogs Weekly]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved